Amazing, Coconut, Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

• 3 cups shredded carrots
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, fresh ground if possible
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup whole sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup pecans, optional
• 3/4 cup dried, shredded coconut, optional
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups honey
• 1 1/2 cups warm, liquid coconut oil
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add all remaining ingredients and stir until well combined. Pour into ungreased 9 x 13-inch baking pan and bake for 50 minutes or until tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool.

Optional Icings:

Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces organic cream cheese
• 4 ounces soft butter
• 1/2 cup brown rice syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• coconut flour

Directions:

Cream everything together until well blended and thicken with a few tablespoons of coconut flour.

Coconut Cream Icing

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Coconut Cream Concentrate
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup honey

Directions:

Beat all ingredients together and drizzle over cake. Icing will separate if left to sit for long but can be recombined by stirring.

Golden Raisin Icing

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chopped golden raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped dates, soaked with raisins for 1 hour in orange juice, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup honey

Directions:

Beat all ingredients together and spread over warm cake and serve. REALLY GOOD!

Recipe submitted by Amy, Warrior, AL.

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